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Originally Posted by Smar969905
AC will definitely cut in on the gas mileage. the power for the AC is run by the motor, so it leaves less power from the motor to drive the car. the car needs a certain amount of power to go, so it will have to work harder to achieve that same driveability, which translates out to lower fuel economy.
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That sounds a whole lot better than the Gen 2's. I would swear the 05 XR AWD i used to have got about 16 mpg in town. Of course thats driving on a military post, speeds rarely exceed 40, and dividing ~170 miles per tank, by 11 gallons of gas. (the tank is 11.9 gallons)
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